Modi calls for AI governance and standards at Paris AI summit

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called for a collective global effort to create governance guidelines and establish standards for artificial intelligence at a summit held in Paris. With AI poised for explosive growth in China and the West, Modi pointed to the need for less developed countries to gain access. Analysts said his presence will help those countries. India is “putting on the table the interests of many countries who have not been included in this dialogue”, said Patrizia Cogo, Junior Visiting Fellow at the Barcelona Centre for International Affairs (CIDOB) who specializes in India-Europe relations. “Both Europe and India share concerns about dependences on China” and “this corridor also is part of this view”, said CIDOB’s Cogo. “The EU, and in this particular case, France, are reliable partners for India in trying to diminish the risks that India is navigating”.